Upper and Lower Abs w/ Atlanta Liposuction

So I recently had lipo done on my uppers and lower abs on March 12th with Dr. Ball. I had the surgery because after I had my one child, my stomach looked crazy and it was hard getting rid of the fat via diet and exercise. Posted are pictures of myself before the surgery.

Now these picture are the two days following the procedure. Frankly, I don't see much of a difference at all. I'm hoping this is due to swelling, it's really hard to tell. I'm starting to feel resentful as if I wasted a bunch of money in efforts to get some of my self esteem back. I'm praying it'll look different a week or so from now. However, Dr. Ball only managed to get THREE pounds out of all of this stomach. That worries me a lot because I've had my arms done and got more fat out of that procedure. TBH the bed manners weren't quite there, they changed my "calming music" off to accommodate his musical preferences and when I was obviously in pain, I was not offered any laughing gas to ease my anxiety or pain. I rarely remember Dr. Ball talking to me throughout the procedure. The nurse was kind tho, she held my shoulder to I guess calm me while I was in pain. Idk why I wasn't offered laughing gas since it was evident my pain levels were kinda high but I guess it's whatever. I was laying on the bed after it was over and was given a hand held mirror to look at my stomach as I was laying down. It looked fine as I was laying down but when I sat up, the same exact fat and rolls were still there. I wasn't placed in front of a mirror to get the full view of my body, they just wrapped me up and sent me on my way. Now I'm back home feeling stupid because I paid over $5000 to look almost the same. Again, I'm praying that this is just extreme swelling but I know 3 pounds isn't sufficient. And the fact that my pain is fairly low is making me feel like this procedure could've been done more aggressively to get the results I paid for. I'm pretty embarrassed but I wanted to put this review up for women like myself, with a body type like mine, looking to get work done at this clinic. People are the front desk were really kind and super accommodating. I don't want this review to come off as bashful or anything. I just want to be as authentic as possible. It's just that $5000 is a lot to spend just to look the same. I'm aware of the loose skin and that's fine but there shouldn't be this much fat still in my stomach. Someone please give me some good advice. Is this common? What should I do? I don't want to have to do a touch up, this is so crazy to me and I'm just so upset. Sorry for the long drawn out review, I just feel like I owe it to the next women contemplating this procedure... I see a small change but not the type of change you would expect $5000 to make. Again, this could very well be swelling and I could be eating my words a week from now. But as of right now, I'm upset and embarrassed.

Here are the pictures I meant to post with my previous update.